authority
1authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act …
2Authority — Au*thor i*ty, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit[ e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See {Author}, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or… …
3Authority — In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas , used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium ) is often used interchangeably with the term power . However, their meanings differ: while power refers to the ability to achieve certain ends,… …
4Authority — The Authority Organisme de fiction apparaissant dans The Authority Adresse Le Porteur …
5authority — /euh thawr i tee, euh thor /, n., pl. authorities. 1. the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine. 2. a power or right delegated or given; authorization:… …
6authority — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English auctorite, from Anglo French auctorité, from Latin auctoritat , auctoritas opinion, decision, power, from auctor Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) a citation …
7authority — A person, institution, or organization is said to have authority when the power it exercises is supposed legitimate, that is, authorized by some system of norms to which the speaker assents. The emergence of such norms in human society is a… …
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9authority — the name of the person who originally describes a species, e.g. McAllister is the authority for Lycodes sagittarius. The authors name is placed in parentheses if the species is now placed in a genus other than that in which it was originally… …
10Authority (disambiguation) — Authority may refer to:Types of authority* Authority in government generally refers to the ability to make laws or rules ** democratic authority ** monarchic authority ** republican authority * Authoritarianism describes a form of social control… …
